"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

Tag: antivaccine

Vaccines didn’t cause the obesity epidemic, RFK Jr.’s lies not withstanding

Post author By Orac
Post date March 2, 2020
49 Comments on Vaccines didn’t cause the obesity epidemic, RFK Jr.’s lies not withstanding

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. published an article claiming that vaccines and glyphosate are responsible for the obesity epidemic. Too bad he cited the work of longtime antivaccine cranks.

Tags antivaccine, obesity, vaccines

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Confusion reigns over implementation of SB 276 and SB 714. Is Gov. Newsom to blame?

Post author By Orac
Post date February 26, 2020
45 Comments on Confusion reigns over implementation of SB 276 and SB 714. Is Gov. Newsom to blame?

Last year, California passed SB 276 and SB 714 to crack down on bogus medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates by quacks. Now, confusion reigns over implementation and Gov. Newsom’s wife is playing footsie with antivaxxers.

Tags antivaccine, Gavin Newsom, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, SB 276, SB 714, vaccines

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The latest attempt by the antivaccine movement to use religion to oppose school vaccine mandates

Post author By Orac
Post date February 19, 2020
65 Comments on The latest attempt by the antivaccine movement to use religion to oppose school vaccine mandates

Antivaxxers frequently claim that their objection to vaccines is based on their religion. Another attempt to frame opposition to school vaccine mandates as religious freedoms is making the rounds.

Tags antivaccine, Donald Trump, religion, religious exemption, religious freedom, school vaccine mandates, vaccines

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Fake vaccinations and a suicide note by Dr. Van Koinis

Post author By Orac
Post date February 14, 2020
91 Comments on Fake vaccinations and a suicide note by Dr. Van Koinis

Chicago pediatrician Dr. Van Koinis committed suicide. This week, it was reported that in his suicide note he expressed regret over falsifying vaccinations. Did he actually fake vaccinating patients? Whatever the truth, Cook County health officials now have a huge mess on their hands.